PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Darlene Hunter of USA

The 12-woman roster features athletes who carry hefty experiences from the Paralympics and World Championships

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke

A series of new bests in non-Paralympic events were also set in Berlin, Germany.

Matt Skelhon Shooting

Ten shooters will represent Great Britain at September’s Paralympic Games, including Beijing 2008 gold medallist Matt Skelhon.

Music band of uniformed men in front of a TV board

The six-day event in Italy's Tuscan city got underway with a colourful Opening Ceremony.

Athlete holding the Norwegian flag.

It has been 40 years since Kibuuka became Africa’s first winter Para athlete and 20 since he was named Norway’s Paralympic flag bearer.

Samuel Ingram of Great Britain and Jorge Lencina of Argentina

Willians Araujo, Alana Maldonado and Lucia Araujo took three golds as Brazil tops the medal table in Walsall, England.

female athlete in a sit ski propelling herself forward

Paralympic medallists Oksana Masters and Andy Soule will return to the snow for a crucial season.

Elodie Lorandi celebrates victory in Berlin

Paralympic and world champions Daniel Dias, Mary Fisher, Ellie Cole, Carlos Serrano and Elodie Lorandi will all compete in the German capital.

A picture of man in a wheelchair resisting to a choch with another wheelchair.

Learn how the sport originally called Murderball made it into the Paralympics.

A general view of the Arena Carioca 1 at the Olympic Park.

All the chair-knocking, fast-paced action can be watched at the Carioca Arena 1 during the Paralympic Games.